Tennessee football DL Jayden Loftin to enter transfer portal

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Tennessee football freshman defensive lineman Jayden Loftin is entering the transfer portal, he announced on Jan. 2.

"Forever grateful for the opportunity to be apart of this program. I will entering my name into the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility," Loftin posted on X.

Loftin is a 6-foot-4, 255-pounder from Somerville, New Jersey. He was a four-star recruit in the 2025 class, ranked the No. 30 edge rusher and No. 289 player overall by 247Sports Composite.

As a freshman, he appeared in one game, a 42-9 win over New Mexico State, and did not record a tackle.

Loftin took a redshirt, so he has four seasons of eligibility remaining.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Jayden Loftin: Tennessee football DL to enter transfer portal

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